How have you partitioned your drives?

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As above, just got another HD delivered, and I'm wanting to partition all the space I have.

So just to get an idea, how have you guys partitioned your drives?
 
HDD0 - 1 partition (Prog files, windows)

HDD1 - 2partitions (swap file) and data (My docs, downloads, music)

I did have 2 partitions on HDD0 but merged them and moved the swap file to it's own partition on HDD1 with nothing else so that it'd never become fragmented. Been like this for about a year now and will be for another year or so :-P
 
two hard drives with two partition in one, and 3 in others, windows has a 5GB limit, theres one for website (supposed to be my own website but is filled with downloads (not torrent ones but like you know... :o :cough:) theres one for program (but some programs dont give yo u option to install where you want it to install) and then theres two for other ...
 
1 raptor with work files and installation utilities and windows.
1 backup drive
1 drive for all my gubbins, random stuff including but not exclusivly porn
 
1 74gb raptor with a 10gb partition for windows and the remaining space for games etc.

1 250gb HD with a 10gb partition for swap file a 25gb partition for utilities and applications and the remaining partition has downloads, videos, porn, patches and demos etc.

1 320gb external HD with 1 partition for storing music files.
 
Kami said:
HDD0 - 1 partition (Prog files, windows)

HDD1 - 2partitions (swap file) and data (My docs, downloads, music)

I did have 2 partitions on HDD0 but merged them and moved the swap file to it's own partition on HDD1 with nothing else so that it'd never become fragmented. Been like this for about a year now and will be for another year or so :-P
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1x250Gb drive partitioned/used like that. :)
 
One 74GB Raptor split up into:

30GB - Windows, Applications
37GB - Games, MP3s
2.5GB - XP Pro Virtual Machine (to use legacy programs/printers as running XP x64)
 
I don't bother with partitions for windows since it decides it wants to keep so much crap on the system drive anyway it doesn't really make any difference.

I just have a 500G networ server for all my stuff, this way I can obliterate my win install and not worry about stuff.
 
1 x 300Gb Drive (280Gb formatted)

C: Windows (20Gb)
D: Media (75Gb)
E: Programs (60Gb)
F: Files (125Gb)

I did some registry tweaking when I installed Windows to ensure that my program files directory was on E: and Documents & Settings was on F: so my Windows drive is pretty much just Windows.

Could do with another drive at the minute though as it's all getting pretty full.
 
not really any point in partioning drives as if the drive fails your screwed.

I know you can do it so OS is easier to reinstall but your better off having a dedicated drive for your OS and then drives for your data.

I now wish that my currently partitioned drive wasn't as they have enought space between the 2 fr what i need but not in each drive :(

So I get a new drive tommorow so i can do this

OS - 80GB
Stuff - 160gb
- 200gb
- 250gb
- 300gb

(I'm not a fan of burning :p )
 
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36GB Raptor - single partition with windows, games and drivers + antivirus
200GB Seagate - 3 partitions. Other programs, downloads, documents.
 
36Gb Maxtor Atlas II 15K U320 SCSI : (SCSI channel A)

C: = 06Gb - Windows XP Pro (Build 2600 +SP1) ONLY
D: = 10Gb - Program Install's ONLY
E: = 20Gb - Fast working partition for Video and Gfx Work & extraction of files from channel B's Hitachi 15K U320 SCSI


36Gb Hitachi 15K U320 SCSI : (SCSI channel B)

F: = 06Gb Windows Pagefile, Outlook PST, Temp files, My Documents ..etc ONLY
G: = 30Gb NewsLeecher & BT downloads

H: = 232Gb Storage_A
I: = 186Gb Storage_A
J: = 172Gb Storage_B
K: = 172Gb Storage_B
L: = 153Gb Storage_C
M: = 153Gb Storage_C
N: = 153Gb Storage_D
O: = 149Gb Storage_D

buzzby said:
not really any point in partioning drives as if the drive fails your screwed.
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No offence but thats a pretty foolish thing to say!! Their are many good and obvious reasons to use partitions!

buzzby said:
(I'm not a fan of burning :p )
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You will be when one of them drives die and you lose a shed load of files ;)
 
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HD1: 74Gb Raptor
40Gb for Windows
34ish Gb for Linux (/ partition)

HD2: 320Gb WD
250Gb FAT32 shared between Windows and Linux
2Gb Linux SWAP
68ish Gb Linux (/home)
 
H: = 232Gb Storage_A
I: = 186Gb Storage_A
J: = 172Gb Storage_B
K: = 172Gb Storage_B
L: = 153Gb Storage_C
M: = 153Gb Storage_C
N: = 153Gb Storage_D
O: = 149Gb Storage_D

lol where do all of those come from ?
 
tang0 said:
H: = 232Gb Storage_A
I: = 186Gb Storage_A
J: = 172Gb Storage_B
K: = 172Gb Storage_B
L: = 153Gb Storage_C
M: = 153Gb Storage_C
N: = 153Gb Storage_D
O: = 149Gb Storage_D

lol where do all of those come from ?
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2 on Primary and 2 on Secondary IDE channel's.
4 on ITE Raid controller

(My 4 DVD Burners (105, 108X2 & 110) are connected via 2meter USB2 cables (Asus NEC chipset USB card) as my PC is located behind a wall for TRUE silence :D )
 
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Disk#0 Model Maxtor DiamondMax 9
Disk#0 Partition#0 Size 39.06 GB (41,940,668,416 bytes)
Disk#0 Partition#1 Size 37.26 GB (40,007,729,152 bytes)

Disk#1 Model Maxtor DiamondMax 9
Disk#1 Partition#0 Size 51.75 GB (55,569,956,864 bytes)
Disk#1 Partition#1 Size 62.73 GB (67,356,782,592 bytes)

Disk#2 Model Western Digital WD1600BB
Disk#2 Partition#0 Size 97.65 GB (104,855,834,624 bytes)
Disk#2 Partition#1 Size 51.39 GB (55,175,143,424 bytes)
 
buzzby said:
not really any point in partioning drives as if the drive fails your screwed.
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This is bad advice.

I know you can do it so OS is easier to reinstall but your better off having a dedicated drive for your OS and then drives for your data.
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But for most of us who only have one HDD, it is very desirable to have Windows on its own partition.
 
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